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Playing Kim Jong Un

Left: Kim Minyong, 25, dressed as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with promotional fliers for his English-language academy in Hwaseong, South Korea, on April 11, 2016. Right: the real Kim Jong Un.

Left: Kim Minyong, 25, dressed as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with promotional fliers for his English-language academy in Hwaseong, South Korea, on April 11, 2016. Right: the real Kim Jong Un.

  (Steven Borowiec, KNS / For The Times, Korean Central News Agency)

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Kim Minyong, looking remarkably like North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, takes photos with anyone who asks, all the while glowering into the camera.

Kim Minyong

Kim Minyong, looking like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, poses for a photo with a passerby in Hongdae, a busy nightlife area of Seoul, on April 8, 2016.

  (Steven Borowiec / For The Times)

Kim Minyong

Kim Minyong, dressed as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in Hongdae, a busy nightlife area of Seoul, April 8, 2016.

  (Steven Borowiec / For The Times)

Kim Minyong

Kim Minyong, 25, dressed as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rides the subway from Seoul back to his home in Hwaseong, South Korea, April 8, 2016.

  (Steven Borowiec / For The Times)

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